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Dettman
Disappointment
Mon Sep 21, 2009 09:40
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Carl,

I was excited when I first purchased and read this book a few years back.

The section on kiddie shows in San Francisco, circa the 1950s, was almost all incorrect. The author had a few names right but he screwed up big time on dates and facts. I wrote and called him on it and he wrote back admitted he got a lot of the information second hand and didn't have time to double-check a lot of facts.

He was nice and apologetic about it but what is the sense of having a reference book you cannot depend upon?

Bruce

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    • Disappointment — Dettman, Mon Sep 21 09:40
      • tim hollis book — thom hamilton, Mon Sep 21 19:18
        Bruce i wish i had known of this before last august, i had been looking for a good reference book, re local childrens tv, for years, so i saw this book on amazon, and bought it, i was very... more
        • I agree. — craigoman8, Mon Sep 21 19:39
          Yes. My dear wife gave me this book for a birthday present. I thought, 'All right". Until I got to the Bay Area hosts I grew up with. Because of the errors, I am pretty suspect about the rest of the... more
          • Fremont Hosts — Dettman, Mon Sep 21 20:42
            Craig, I hail from Castro Valley, your general area, but I imagine you recall a later group of hosts than I was exposed to in the 50s. Who are the ones you grew up with? bruce
            • bay area hosts — craigoman8, Tue Sep 22 14:40
              Hi, Bruce. I'm probably as old as you are (probably I'm even older), but anyway, I was born in Alameda and when I was 7 years old, my family moved to Fremont, a couple of years before it incorporated ... more
              • San Francisco Hosts — Dettman, Tue Sep 22 15:02
                Craig, This might bore everyone else. E-mail me and I'll tell you a few stories about these guys. Bruce
            • Connecticut hosts — Bill in CT, Tue Sep 22 01:23
              He did the Connecticut part accurately. I had Happy the Clown (Joey Russell) sign the CT page. :)
              • Re: Connecticut hosts — Gail, Tue Sep 22 17:45
                I was also satisfied with the NYC section On sandy becker and chuck mccann. I hope I can meet mccann someday to autograph The NYC page. Gail
              • I am glad there is some accuracy in the book — craigoma8, Tue Sep 22 15:00
                That's good news, indeed, Bill. When I got married and my current job transferred me to the Sacramento area (we are still here), there are many that grew up in this area who talk about their local... more
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